Reichstag (institution)

:This page is about the German legislature. For others of the same name, see Reichstag (building).

Collection of Imperial Records

After the 1871 formation of the German Empire the Historical Commission of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences started to collect imperial records (Reichsakten) and imperial diet records (Reichstagsakten). In 1893 the commission published the first volume. At present the years 1524 - 1527 and years up to 1544 are being collected and researched. A volume dealing with the 1532 Reichstag in Regensburg including the peace negotiations with the Protestants in Schweinfurt and Nuremberg, by Dr. Rosemarie Aulinger of Vienna was published in 1992.

Related Topics:
1871 - German Empire - 1893 - 1524 - 1527 - 1544 - 1532 - Protestants - Schweinfurt - Nuremberg - Vienna - 1992

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The enormous amount of records in numerous archives and libraries in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, England and Poland needs to be made available, gathered and worked through.

Related Topics:
Austria - Switzerland - France - Italy - Spain - Denmark - England - Poland

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A list on the internet titled Das Reich um 1500, Dynastien - Fürstentümer - Residenzen, Höfe und Residenzen im spätmittelalterlichen Reich, "The Empire around 1500, Dynasties - Dukedoms - Residences, Ducal Courts and Residences in the Empire of the late middle ages" identifies the thousands of different localities. It gives an indication of the monumental task of locating and working on these official records, spread over large areas by the many different rulers, who all had the choice of their preferred seat of residence and government.

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